When our traditional insistence on fairness is made subject to exception. our moral judgment is weakened and confused. In time of crisis It then becomes easy to abandon the principle of protection of the individual against arbitrary action. The time to guard against such an erosion of principle is now. when the first step is being taken. I strongly and sincerely hope and urge that this great legislative body will not now repeat the error that was put over on us by subterfuge when administrative fairness was withdrawn from immigration by a rider toan appropriation bill. We could then plead confusion and misleading circumstances. In the present instance. however. the issue is squarely before us.
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